Namesakes
Adelaide Hall
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1901-1993 
Notable Musicians
A. L. Kennedy
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1965-
Notable Writers
Allison DuBois
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Medium
Amy Acker
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Amy MacDougall Barone
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Everybody Loves Raymond
Amy Sedaris
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Andell Wilkerson
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996; 1999 Moesha; The Parkers
Andrea Martin
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Andrea Riseborough
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Anne, Princess Royal
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1950-
Other Royalty 1950- United Kingdom (princess)
Anne Dudek
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Anneke Grönloh
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1942-2018
Notable Musicians
Aretha Franklin
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1942-2018
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
Audrey Raines
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001; 2014 24; 24: Live Another Day
Beth Storry
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2012 field hockey (bronze)
Cara Theobold
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Caroline Flack
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1979-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Cicely Tyson
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1924-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Cindy Brown
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (gold)
Claire McLeod
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1996 McLeod's Daughters
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Danielle Macdonald
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1991-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Debra Barone
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Everybody Loves Raymond
Effa Manley
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1897-1981
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Ellen Ripley
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1979 Alien
Ellen Wilson
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1860-1914
American First Ladies 1913-1914
Elmarie Wendel
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1928-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Esther Ralston
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1902-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gabrielle
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1969-
Notable Musicians
Gemma Atkinson
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Gretchen Morgan
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Prison Break
Guy Verhofstadt
(a.k.a. Louise) (m) 1953-
Belgian Prime Ministers 1999-2008
Gypsy Rose Lee
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1911-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (entertainer)
Ilene Markham
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Home Improvement
Irène Tunc
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1934-1972
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jackie Fox
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1959-
Notable Musicians
Jamie Anderson
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2014 snowboarding (gold)
Jane Barkman
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/gold)
Jenna Coleman
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Juliana of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1909-2004
Other Royalty 1948-1980 Netherlands (queen)
June Squibb
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1929-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kami Craig
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 water polo (silver/gold)
Kate Richardson-Walsh
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2012 field hockey (bronze)
Katey Sagal
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Rawls
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1917-1982
Olympic Medalists 1932; 1936 diving - springboard; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze)
Kimmy Gibbler
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Kirstie Alley
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1951-2022
Emmy Award Winners 1991 Cheers (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lennon Stella
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1999-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Libby Kelly
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Grace Under Fire
Lily Carlstedt
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1926-2002
Olympic Medalists 1948 javelin throw (bronze)
Linda Jezek
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver)
Loes Luca
(f) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Loie Fuller
(f) 1862-1928
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/dancer)
Lou Hoover
(f) 1874-1944
American First Ladies 1929-1933
Louise of Savoy
(f) 1461-1503
Saints
Louise de Marillac
(f) 1591-1660
Saints
Louise of Omura
(f) ?-1628
Saints
Louise Bigelow
(f)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1945 Carousel
Louise Bogan
(f) 1897-1970
Notable Writers
Louise Bourgeois
(f) 1911-2010
Notable Artists
Louise Brooks
(f) 1906-1985
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louise Currey
(f) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 1996 javelin throw (silver)
Louise Therese de Montaignac de Chauvance
(f) 1820-1885
Saints
Louise Erdrich
(f) 1954-
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 2021 The Night Watchman
Louise Fletcher
(f) 1934-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1976 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (actress)
Louise Glück
(f) 1943-
Nobel Prize Winners 2020 (literature)
Notable Writers
Louise Grant
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Gilmore Girls
Louise Jöhncke
(f) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Louise Lombard
(f) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louise Otto
(f) 1896-1975
Olympic Medalists 1912 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Louise Ritter
(f) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1988 high jump (gold)
Louise Sorel
(f) 1940-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Luise of Prussia
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1838-1923
Other Royalty 1838-1923 Prussia (princess)
Madonna
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1958-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2008
Margery Allingham
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1904-1966
Notable Writers
Marianne of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1810-1883
Other Royalty 1815-1883 Netherlands (princess)
Marianne Thieme
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1972-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
(f) 1958-
Other Leaders 2014- Malta (president)
Marie Corridon
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1930-2010
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
(f) 1928-1993
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/silver)
Marilee Stepan
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1935-2021
Olympic Medalists 1952 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Märtha Louise of Norway
(f) 1971-
Other Royalty 1971- Norway (princess)
Mary Carew
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1913-2002
Olympic Medalists 1932 4x100 m relay (gold)
Mary-Louise Parker
(f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa Belote
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Michelle Stevens
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
Mildred McDaniel
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1933-2004
Olympic Medalists 1956 high jump (gold)
Nellie Taft
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1861-1943
American First Ladies 1909-1913
Patti LaBelle
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1944-
Notable Musicians
Patty Brard
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Notable Musicians
Paulina of Orange-Nassau
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1800-1806
Other Royalty 1800-1806 Netherlands (princess)
Sam Taylor-Johnson
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1967-
Notable Filmmakers
Sarah Chalke
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sarah Palin
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1964-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Scout Finch
(a.k.a. Louise) (f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
Sondra Locke
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1944-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sophie of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1824-1897
Other Royalty 1824-1897 Netherlands (princess)
Tanith Belbin
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2006 figure skating (silver)
Thea Gill
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tully Bevilaqua
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1972-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2008 basketball (silver)
Victoria Pendleton
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 cycling - track (gold/silver)
Viktoria Luise of Prussia
(a.k.a. Louise) (f) 1892-1980
Other Royalty 1892-1980 Prussia (princess)